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May 15, 2016

Pâte sablée : homemade shortbread pastry crust

There is something magical about French shortbread pastry crust. It is a wonderful base for all kinds of desserts and the perfect mixture of sweet, salty and crunchy. It is our favorite dough by far.

Mix the butter and powdered sugar in your Kitchenaid on slow speed, with the leaf attachment until the mixture becomes creamy.

Add the lemon zest then the powdered almonds and continue to mix.

Add the egg, the egg yolk and vanilla.

Mix the flour and salt in a bowl.

Add the flour and salt into the mixture and continue to mix until your dough looks like sand. Do not over mix.

Put the dough in the fridge for 4 hours minimum (overnight is best).

Divide the dough into 2 parts (you can keep 1 part in your freezer to make another tart later).

Roll out the dough being careful to not roll it out too thinly (3mm).

Put in your tart dish (or in pastry circle).

Pick with a fork (to make small air holes).

Cover with parchment paper (hold in place with dried red beans).

Put in oven at 150°C for 30 minutes.

Fill with the filling of your choice!

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